Date: 4/5/00

 

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Kelly Jo Rinehart, coordinator for the Undergraduate Research Conference, (319) 266-0589

Jack Yates, UNI professor of psychology and faculty co-sponsor, (319) 273-2051

Linda Walsh, UNI associate professor of psychology and faculty co-sponsor, (319) 273-2690

Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Seventh Annual Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference to be held at the University of Northern Iowa Saturday, April 8

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —The 7th Annual University of Northern Iowa Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Schindler Education Center. Registration for the event will begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by the welcome and announcements at 9:15 a.m.

Phyllis Baker, associate dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Graduate Program in Women's Studies at UNI, will be the keynote speaker at 9:25 a.m. Her topic will be “Holding a Double-Edged Sword: Women in Substance Abuse Treatment.” A panel discussion, focusing on “What can I do with a B.A. in the Social Sciences,” will follow Baker's keynote address.

The day's events will conclude with guest speaker John Hagedorn. He will discuss “Gangs, Drugs and Violence in Urban Settings,” in a 2:15 p.m. presentation. Hagedorn has been a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago for the past 10 years. His most recent studies are presented in the book “Female Gangs in America: Essays on Girls, Gangs and Gender,” which he co-authored.

Other events include oral and poster presentations as well as awards and an opportunity to evaluate the conference.

For more information, contact Kelly Jo Rinehart, coordinator of the Undergraduate Research Conference, at (319) 266-0589 or go to the event's Web site,

http://csbsnt.csbs.uni.edu/conferences/ssresearch.

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